Veteran Supercross Rider Justin Brayton was in The Freak Nation Sunday night talking about the changes ahead in the 2021 Supercross season. Brayton said he really appreciated new scheduling in Supercross, changes that mean less agonizing travel in the sport. Brayton also talked about what appears to be growing parity in the competition that might…
2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona Pole Sitter Felipe Nasr dropped into The Freak Nation Sunday night as he drove back home to Miami from Daytona Speedway. Nasr and teammate Pipo Derani won the inaugural Roar qualifying race which determined the starting order for next weekend’s 59th Rolex 24 At Daytona. Nasr is becoming a Friend…
IMSA/NASCAR/NBC Motorsports Analyst AJ Allmendinger in a LONG time Friend of the Freaks. That’s why it was fun Sunday listening to him describe what might be the busiest schedule anywhere this racing season. AJ will be driving sports cars, Xfinity and Cup stock cars while he works in some motorsports analyst duties for NBC Sports.…
Paretta Autosport Owner Beth Paretta renewed a relationship with The Freaks Sunday night. Paretta was set up to take an all-female team to the 2016 Indy 500 with Katherine Legg driving for Grace Autosport. But that deal fell apart within sight of the green flag when some people reneged on deals made on paper. Now…
2021 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Winner Kyle Larson returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. His win in Tulsa was his second in a row but he had to fight off challenges from two drivers including fellow NASCAR driver Christopher Bell who made a mistake late and fell out of the battle. Larson is making…
20-time Rolex 24 Winner Andy Lally is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. His wins in the Rolex 24 started when The Freaks started, more than 20 years ago. Lally is the winningest active IMSA driver in the Rolex 24. IN fact, he talked about the eight Rolex watches he’s won in the race and…
NASCAR Xfinity & Cup Driver Noah Gragson was in The Freak Nation Sunday night talking about the great opportunity he has next month to run in The Daytona 500. Gragson won at Daytona last year in an Xfinity car. But the Cup car is faster and the competition in the Cup field is far deeper.…
2020 Lucas Oil Motocross 450cc Champion Zach Osborne takes his outdoor motocross championship into the Supercross season that starts in Houston, Texas January 16th, next Saturday. The 2020 Supercross season started on a down note for Osborne who broke some ribs, his wrist, fractured five vertebrae, and bruised his lungs while practicing before Atlanta. But…
USAC Midget & Chili Bowl Driver Landon Simon was in The Freak Nation Sunday night before he hunkers down in Tulsa for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. It’s the craziest week in racing where more than 300 drivers gather in a Tulsa shed to race USAC Midget race cars around a dirt track sometimes…
Last year The Freaks spent more than an hour with maybe the greatest drag racer ever, 16-time Funny Car champion John Force. Force has been a Friend of the Freaks for every one of our 20 years. So this visit was like Old Home Week for all of us. A conversation with John is fun…
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